Archives for March 2010

Mr. James Charles Carter, 76, of Pittsboro died March 31, 2010 at UNC Hospitals. James was born February 19, 1934 to Henry and Maggie Murphy Carter of Chatham County, NC. He is survived by his wife, Coleen Stone Carter; three sons, David Carter of Pittsboro, Ronnie Carter of Boone, and Ricky Carter; three daughters, Kim Cogdell of Chapel Hill, Tammy Sedellia of Pittsboro and Diane Roth of Brookville, IN; twelve grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, and one Continue Reading »

Rev. Crate Harrison Jones, Jr., 87, entered into Heaven Wednesday morning at Duke Medical Center. He was born in Louisville, KY and was the son of the late Crate Harrison Jones, Sr. and Ina V. Crenshaw Jones. He was a graduate of Mars Hill College, Wake Forest University class of 1946 with a BA Degree and the Southern Baptist Seminary, Louisville, KY. Crate married the love of his life, Harriett Congleton on August 28, 1948. He was pastor of Rolesville Baptist Church from 1958 -1965. They Continue Reading »

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Martha Chescheir Boren, age 81, died March 27 at UNC Hospitals of pulmonary disease. She was born in 1929 in Louisville, KY. She spent her first 11 years in Shanghai, China, where her parents were missionaries. She returned to the US in 1941 with her mother to avoid the Japanese invasion. After attending high school at St. Mary Continue Reading »

Michael J. Tate, age 69, died Saturday, March 27, 2010 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Mike was born in New York City, the son of the late Hannah and George H. Tate. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where he lettered in both football and baseball, and was a member of Sigma Chi. Mike also earned an MBA from Penn's Wharton School. During his forty-year business career, Mike held senior sales and marketing positions with the Colgate-Palmolive Company and several Continue Reading »

Mrs. Linda Faye Wright Montoya, 69, of Churchwood Lane, Pittsboro, died March 26, 2010 at her home. A native of Lee County, Mrs. Montoya was born August 12, 1940 to Premon and Thelma Rowell Wright. She grew up in the Bear Creek area of Chatham County. Mrs. Montoya traveled the world with her husband during his career in the US Air Force. During that time she was employed at Arizona State University. Upon relocating back to the Chatham County area some 20 years ago, she worked at the UNC at Continue Reading »

Stuart Gordon Henderson, age 83, died peacefully Thursday evening, March 25, 2010, at Durham Regional Hospital surrounded by his loving family after being diagnosed with lung cancer. Stuart was born in Richmond, VA on September 27, 1926 to the late Jesse and Gladys O Continue Reading »

Mrs. Martha Council Thrift, 97, formerly of Pittsboro, died March 24, 2010 at Genesis Eldercare Center in Mooresville, NC. Born in Chatham County on August 4, 1912, Mrs. Thrift was the daughter of Matthew Council and Dora Thomas Council. She was a member of Pittsboro Baptist Church and retired from Chatham Mills. Surviving are her Son and Daughter in Law, David and Betty Thrift of Terrell; Grandchildren, Robert Thrift and Ame Tilley of Surry County; Great-grandchildren, Victoria Tilley, Megan Continue Reading »

Louise Henderson Patterson, 90, formerly of Mint Hill, NC, died March 23, 2010 at Cambridge Hills Assisted Living, Pittsboro, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, James Pat Patterson. They were co-owners of Patterson Tax Service in Mint Hill, NC. She is survived by her daughters, Markie Pringle and husband Jim of Pittsboro, NC, Donna Takase and husband Hiro of Greensboro, NC, and Patricia Robbie Dailey and husband Jim of Monroe, NC. Five grandchildren, Scott Pringle and Continue Reading »